TikTok search results riddled with misinformation: Report

Researchers at NewsGuard searched for content about prominent news topics on TikTok and say they found that nearly 1 in 5 of the videos automatically suggested by the platform contained misinformation.

The amount of misinformation — and the ease with which it can be found — is especially troubling given TikTok's popularity with young people, according to Steven Brill, founder of NewsGuard, a firm that monitors misinformation. “We do not allow harmful misinformation, including medical misinformation, and we will remove it from the platform,” the company said.

Researchers found that TikTok's own search tool seems designed to steer users to false claims in some cases. When researchers typed the words “COVID vaccine" into the search tool, for instance, the tool suggested searches on key words including “COVID vaccine exposed" and "COVID vaccine injury."

Just like Google. Nice try.

They’re owned by china. They want that to run rampant in North America. Completely different in china

Yeah we know

Mostly liberal misinformation.😎😎😎

They never really tell what the misinformation is...

BUT WHY DOES ALL MISINFORMATION COME OUT TO BE TRUE LATER ON😂😂😂😂

My son said last night there would be a so called Purge event in the US according to stupid TiK Tok that they would be releasing 400 criminals on the street. Insane.

misinformation? on the internet unbelievable

We need internet police now since these screens have become more of the real world for most ppl. Imposters l, creeps and false information every where doing damage

The McDonald's of social media

Exactly what the East wants to do. Small hits of dopamine to manage our 'happiness' in 60 sec intervals. All the while they are building empires.

Misinformation like federally subsidized journalists tweeting that Trudeau never said anti vexers are racist misogynists?

I think that’s where all the JT haters hang out.

like all SM platforms? lol

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